Fame Is the Spur
Fame is the Spur is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1982. It was based on the novel Fame is the Spur by Howard Spring. It depicts a socialist politician who betrays his early beliefs as he grows older, and was believed to be based upon the Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. It had previously been adapted as a film Fame is the Spur by the Boulting Brothers in 1947.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
08-01-1982 - Ep 2
2.Episode 2
15-01-1982 - Ep 3
3.Episode 3
22-01-1982 - Ep 4
4.Episode 4
29-01-1982 - Ep 5
5.Episode 5
05-02-1982 - Ep 6
6.Episode 6
12-02-1982 - Ep 7
7.Episode 7
19-02-1982 - Ep 8
8.Episode 8
26-02-1982
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